[gentoo-user] modem configuration

2012-09-13 Thread Kraus Philipp 
Hello,

I have got a modem US Robotics 5637 and I would like to use it with Hylafax+. 
Hylafax works fine, all clients can create jobs, but now I would like to 
configure / test the modem. Can anybody explain me how I can test / configure 
my modem. I have installed minicom and the modem is setup under /dev/modem with 
this udev rules

SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idProduct}==0303, SYSFS{idVendor}==0baf, 
RUN+=/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0baf product=0x0303
  
SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idProduct}==0303, SYSFS{idVendor}==0baf, 
RUN+=/sbin/modprobe ppp_generic SYMLINK=modem

I think I must setup pulse dial and I would like to test first the modem, if it 
dials under the correct number because it is conected to a telefon facility. I 
have tried minicom, but minicom shows under /dev/modem in the right corner 
offline. How I can install my modem in the correct way?

Thanks

Phil

Re: [gentoo-user] modem configuration

2012-09-13 Thread Walter Dnes 
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 08:08:10PM +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote
 Hello,
 
 I have got a modem US Robotics 5637 and I would like to use it with
 Hylafax+. Hylafax works fine, all clients can create jobs, but now
 I would like to configure / test the modem. Can anybody explain me
 how I can test / configure my modem. I have installed minicom and
 the modem is setup under /dev/modem with this udev rules

  I have the same type of USB dialup modem running under Gentoo.  I use
it for emergency backup, if my ADSL connection goes down.  First
question... is your kernel properly configured?  You need to select the
USB Modem (CDC ACM) support kernel option.  In make menuconfig the
path is...
Device Drivers  ---
   [*] USB support  ---
   *   USB Modem (CDC ACM) support

  You also need to enable serial modem support.  On my system...
Device Drivers  ---
Character devices  ---
Serial drivers  ---
   * 8250/16550 and compatible serial support
   (6) Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports
   (5) Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime

  Once you set up and rebuild your kernel, you have to reboot for these
changes to take effect.  After rebooting, the next step is to create 1
or more device nodes.  As root...

mkdir -p /dev/usb
mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM0 c 166 0

if you have multiple modems, you can add additional nodes like so...
mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM1 c 166 1
mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM2 c 166 2
mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM3 c 166 3

  I don't bother with udev rules.  In pppconfig I select /dev/usb/ttyACM0
as the device to connect to.  Note, the character after ACM is the
number zero, not the letter O.

 I think I must setup pulse dial and I would like to test first the
 modem, if it dials under the correct number because it is conected
 to a telefon facility.

  When you make an ordinary phone call on that line...
* if you hear a bunch of clicks, it's a pulse line
* if you hear a few beeps, it's a tone line

-- 
Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
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